IRA Jerry Johns Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award

CHARLINE BARNES ROWLAND

CHARLINE BARNES ROWLAND is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction/Literacy Studies, College of Human Resources & Education, at West Virginia University (WVU). She teaches a reading methods course at the undergraduate level and graduate courses in the reading specialist program.

Dr. Rowland, a product of New York City public schools, received her Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), her M.A. in Reading Education from George Washington University, and her B.A. in English Education & Psychology from Syracuse University. A former public school classroom teacher and reading specialist, she served on the faculties of several institutions in the Midwest prior to joining WVU.

Her research interests are literacy leadership, methods and materials of literacy instruction, global issues in curriculum and instruction and professional development of educators.

Dr. Rowland' favorite motto is: "The whole world opened to me when I learned to read" (Mary Bethune, author).